# Bhamwari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Bhamwari

Bhamwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 66 households**, the 64th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 305people (2011)
- 66households
- 63.3%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Bhamwari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhamwari is 171214.** Bhamwari falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026592

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhamwari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)131 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhamwari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhamwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devidhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhamwari known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 6% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhamwari

Of every 100 households in Bhamwari in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhamwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**68%

Tap water ****97%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**58%

Use banking services ****76%**

**80%

Television ****59%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****94%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhamwari?

■ Bhamwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****263**

**884

Working population ****38.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 55.9% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 90 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (14%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon

- Maktot336 people
- Manghara329 people
- Bhatwa313 people
- Bagi309 people
- Wachari295 people
- Thaitwari294 people
- Kamraun292 people
- Andhra291 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhamwari?171214
- How far is Bhamwari from Shimla?131 km by road
- What is the population of Bhamwari?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhamwari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhamwari?63.3% (Census 2011)